Security Guide

Security buildings are the satisfaction delivery mechanism for Ultras and the compliance backbone for board objectives referencing incident-free matchdays, separation integrity, and inspection committee safety subscores. First aid stations, checkpoints, steward posts, crowd control barriers, and surveillance modules do not generate revenue and do not deliver fun. They prevent satisfaction collapses, fan share losses, and quest failures that cost more to recover than security ever cost to build. Players who treat security as a Berlin-only requirement fail Warsaw charity objectives when minor incidents trigger disproportionate penalties; players who over-build security without entertainment fail Family objectives. Security is necessary, sized to fan type threat level, and placed at geographic chokepoints—not sprinkled randomly around stadiums.

Building Types and Roles

Checkpoints filter and separate supporter groups at district boundaries and gate approaches. Steward stations provide visible presence that reduces ultra aggression and improves compliance scores. First aid stations address medical incidents from overcrowding and heat—mandatory near high-density queue zones. Crowd control barriers shape path flow away from conflict points. Advanced modules unlock in later campaign chapters and during Melting Point quest preparation.

Each type consumes stewards from your resource pool. Steward shortages leave checkpoints unmanned—unmanned checkpoints are worse than no checkpoints because they promise safety they do not deliver, amplifying incident penalties.

Ultras as Primary Consumers

Ultras require safety satisfaction, not entertainment or catering primary paths. Marketing Ultras into districts without checkpoint coverage triggers incidents. Ultra incidents cascade: fan share loss, board objective failure, recovery specialist costs, rival district gains. Ultra-heavy districts—common in Berlin Melting Point and Rio Flamengo chapters—need checkpoint networks before marketing pushes fan share above 40 percent.

Safety satisfaction is not maximized by checkpoint count alone. Throughput matters. Checkpoints that create hour-long queues fail ultra satisfaction differently but equally. Pair checkpoints with path width upgrades and crowd relief zones on the secure side of screening.

Rival Separation

High-tension fixtures and Melting Point quest scenarios require rival supporter separation at city scale, not just at stadium gates. Design parallel path corridors with checkpoint gates preventing merge before screening. Separation failures fail quest flags instantly and register board compliance penalties.

Transportation planners and security planners must collaborate on separation maps. Security without separated paths fails. Separated paths without checkpoints fail. Both fail if marketing steers rivals into the same district intentionally without quest objective reason.

Stadium Gate Security

Gate approaches need checkpoint and first aid density proportional to expected gate throughput. Distributing gates at Olympiastadion and Maracana reduces per-cluster load only if security modules distribute matching gate assignments. One mega-checkpoint at a single gate cluster while other gates run open causes incidents at unsecured clusters.

VIP and family entrances may use lighter screening configurations but still need first aid proximity. Inspection committees penalize VIP areas without emergency access.

Stewards Resource Management

Stewards staff checkpoints and patrol districts. Recruit stewards early in Berlin and Rio chapters. Steward pools depleted at Melting Point quest week cause quest failure even when checkpoints exist physically. Stewards are not interchangeable with volunteers—volunteers supplement certain modules but do not replace checkpoint staffing requirements.

Rotate steward assignments toward districts with rising ultra marketing before districts with stable family share. Reactive steward movement after incidents is slower than proactive staffing.

Incident Prevention vs Recovery

One prevented incident saves more fan share than five post-incident recovery marketing campaigns. Prevention investment: checkpoints before ultra marketing, first aid before queue peaks, separation before rivalry quests, steward surplus before Melting Point flags.

Recovery after incidents requires rebuilding fan share, replacing damaged modules, board apology sequences, and specialist diversion from stadium prep. Prevention always wins on net campaign time.

Headquarters Safety Baselines

Mitte headquarters Berlin starts with lower baseline safety, increasing inspection vulnerability until security buildings compensate. Charlottenburg and Westend provide higher implicit baselines but still require explicit checkpoints for ultra districts. Mitte players should queue steward recruitment on day one.

Families and Security Perception

Families benefit indirectly from visible security—safe environments improve Family satisfaction even though fun modules are their primary metric. Over-visible militarized security without fun nearby hurts Family perception in charity and carnival contexts. Balance checkpoint visibility with adjacent entertainment plazas on parallel lanes.

Board and Inspection Integration

Board objectives reference incident counts, separation scores, and checkpoint coverage percentages explicitly in Berlin and Rio. Inspection committee safety subscores aggregate incident history across prep window match simulations. Clean security records unlock master objectives that grant readiness cards.

Common Security Mistakes

Checkpoints only at stadium gates, not district chokepoints. Ultra marketing before checkpoint completion. Unmanned checkpoints from steward shortages. Separation ignored until Melting Point quest day. Security sprawl without throughput planning. Ignoring first aid at queue bottlenecks.

Security buildings are insurance with a satisfaction return for Ultras. Size them to threat, place them at chokepoints, staff them with stewards, and build them before marketing creates the crowds they must manage.

Melting Point and Rio Security Checklists

Before Melting Point quest activation in Berlin, verify checkpoint coverage at every district boundary separating rival groups, steward staffing at full capacity on all active checkpoints, first aid stations within range of top three queue bottlenecks, and parallel transport paths that prevent unscreened merges. Before Rio Flamengo peak matchdays and Lagoa Christmas Parade overlap weeks, repeat the checklist at Maracana approach districts and parade boundary corridors. Missing any single chokepoint item can fail quest flags or board incident objectives despite majority coverage elsewhere.

Security Spend vs Fund Pressure

Security modules do not generate revenue. Fund-starved players defer checkpoints until incidents force emergency spending at premium costs. Budget security as a fixed percentage of weekly prep spending in Berlin and Rio—experienced players allocate twenty to thirty percent of construction funds to safety modules and steward recruitment during ultra-heavy weeks regardless of commercial temptation. Warsaw charity weeks allow lower percentages but should still include baseline first aid and steward coverage to build habits before Berlin escalates requirements.

Log every incident location after simulations. Repeat incidents at the same chokepoint indicate structural failure—add checkpoints, widen paths, or redirect marketing—not incremental steward increases alone. Security building is iterative like transport; static layouts fail as attendance scales across campaign chapters.